Free CDL School With Saturdays Off In AZ For Newbies?
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You may be able to find a school you pay for. If you go to an OTR company for paid training, you might have weekends off during the CDL portion of your training. Even if a company allows pets, you won't be able to take one with you until you are on your one. Expect that to be four to eight weeks from the day you start. I know that Knight-Swift has a training facility in Phoenix. Otherwise you may be able to find a local company that has a dock to driver program. That's where you work on the dock while getting your CDL permit, then they teach you how to drive. They might have a weekend off option.
Good luck.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Dock to driver is a good option. Logistically it is a nightmare for dispatchers at OTR companies to try to cement a particular day off. Customer delays, weather, accidents all cause havoc with our schedules.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.New Reply:
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I'm in Oracle, AZ. I'm having a really hard time finding a trucking company that provides company-paid CDL training, allows pets to ride in the truck, and allows me to have Saturdays off (during school and on the job) for religious reasons. My goodness! Is there any trucking company with an AZ location that can help me?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: